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small [smɔ:l]1. adjective• with a small "e" avec un « e » minuscule• it's a small world! le monde est petit !• to make sth smaller [+ amount, supply] réduire qch ; [+ objet, organization] réduire la taille de qchb. ( = young) petit2. adverb3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, une ville de moins de 10 000 habitants est une « petite ville » ( small town). Le terme « village », peu utilisé, évoque plutôt l'ancien continent ou les pays du tiers-monde. Les populations des petites villes sont généralement appréciées pour les valeurs qu'elles incarnent: gentillesse, honnêteté, politesse, rapports de bon voisinage et patriotisme. Cependant, on peut aussi parler des « small-town attitudes » dans un sens péjoratif pour désigner une tendance aux préjugés et une certaine étroitesse d'esprit.* * *[smɔːl] 1. 2.(colloq) smalls plural noun GB euph petit linge m3.1) ( not big) gen petit; [increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake] faiblethe small matter of the £1,000 you owe me — iron la bagatelle de 1000 livres sterling que tu me dois iron
in his ou her own small way — gen à sa façon
the smallest room — (colloq) euph le petit coin (colloq) euph
2) ( petty) [person, act] mesquin3) ( not much)to have small cause ou reason for worrying ou to worry — n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter
it is small comfort ou consolation to somebody — c'est une piètre consolation pour quelqu'un
4) ( quiet) [voice, noise] petit; [sound] faible5) ( humiliated)to feel ou look small — être dans ses petits souliers (colloq)
4.to make somebody feel ou look small — humilier quelqu'un
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A n the small of the back le creux du dos, les reins mpl ; in the small of her back dans le creux du dos.C adj1 ( not big) [house, car, book, coin, dog, bag] petit (before n) ; [change, job, mistake, matter] petit (before n) ; [increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake] faible (before n) ; [sum, number] petit (before n) ; the dress is too small for her la robe est trop petite pour elle ; a small sweatshirt un sweatshirt de petite taille ; the change was small le changement était sans importance ; his influence was small son influence était négligeable ; it would cost a small fortune ○ ça me coûterait une petite fortune ; the small matter of the £1,000 you owe me iron la bagatelle de 1 000 livres que tu me dois iron ; it is written with a small letter ça s'écrit avec une minuscule ; in his ou her own small way gen à sa façon ; ( financially) dans la mesure de ses modestes moyens ; small amount of ajoutez un peu de ; to cut sth up small couper qch en petits morceaux ; to fold sth up small plier qch plusieurs fois ; everybody, great and small, will be affected riches et pauvres, tout le monde sera touché ; the smallest room ○ euph le petit coin ○ euph ; it's a small world! que le monde est petit! ;2 ( petty) [person, act] mesquin ;3 ( not much) to have small cause ou reason for worrying ou to worry n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter ; it is small comfort ou consolation to sb c'est une piètre consolation pour qn ; it is of small consequence c'est sans importance ; it is of no small consequence c'est loin d'être sans importance ; small wonder he left! pas étonnant qu'il soit parti! ;5 ( humiliated) to feel ou look small être dans ses petits souliers ○ ; to make sb feel ou look small humilier qn ; ‘I did it,’ she said in a small voice ‘c'est moi qui l'ai fait’ a-t-elle dit d'une petite voix.he's small beer ○ ou potatoes ○ US il est insignifiant ; it's small beer ou potatoes US c'est de la petite bière ○.
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